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Herbert Vivian HOLDFORD

Regimental number3401
Place of birthLithgow, New South Wales
SchoolEsk Bank District School
ReligionMethodist
OccupationPorter
AddressLithgow, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, Thomas George Holdford, Pottery Enclosure, Lithgow, New South Wales
Previous military serviceSenior Cadets
Enlistment date14 November 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name56th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/73/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 October 1918
Place of death or woundingPeronne, France
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialPeronne communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 38), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
162
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Jane HOLDFORD, Pottery Estate, Litgow, New south Wales
Family/military connectionsCousin: Pte P.T. Diirig. Died as a result of wounds after coming home.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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